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SUMMARY:Cleveland Pride
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 1 – Marching in Pride with Heartland/Living Water/National Staff at 10:00am ET \nSunday\, June 2 – Worship at Pilgrim Congregational UCC at 6:30pm ET (in-person and virtual)
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/cleveland-pride/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Gender and Sexuality Justice Ministries
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240605T120000
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SUMMARY:OWL Taking Flight: Raising Kids Beyond the Binary
DESCRIPTION:Jamie Bruesehoff\, author of Raising Kids Beyond the Binary: Celebrating God’s Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children\, joins us to discuss her book\, in which she helps us dream of a church and a world transformed by the bold celebration of all children. \nJamie Bruesehoff is an award-winning LGBTQ+ advocate\, speaker\, and mother of three\, including a transgender child. Jamie has twenty years experience working with youth and adults in and outside the church\, she strives to create a world where LGBTQ+ people thrive. \nYour Hosts: Rev. Amy Johnson is the UCC (United Church of Christ) Minister for Sexuality Education & Justice and part of the Gender and Sexuality Justice Ministries Team in the National Ministries of the UCC. Dr. Melanie Davis is the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association) OWL Program Manager within the Lifespan Faith Engagement in the UUA.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/owl-webinar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole LIves,Our Whole Lives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T163000
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SUMMARY:Nurture the Soul: Love of Children 3-Part Series
DESCRIPTION:The landscape of children’s and youth ministry has been quickly changing over the last decade and these changes were accelerated with the pandemic and other social justice issues. As a result\, many of us are wondering how to effectively provide services to and ministry with young people. This webinar series is an opportunity to learn more about today’s youth culture\, how we can support them in their faith formation as well as gain some practical skills to equip our leaders to walk alongside of them.\n\nEpisode II: Volunteer Engagement in our pandemic informed world has changed and continues to evolve. Volunteering is different\, and people view their time differently. Churches\, non-profit organizations\, and companies are slowly receiving volunteers that commit to their organization long-term. And yet\, a thriving\, sustainable Children’s Ministry is founded on a healthy group of volunteers. So how do we as leaders support\, serve and connect with volunteers in our pandemic informed ministry settings? Please join us for a purposeful conversation as we explore how to build relationships with our volunteers and motivate them to return. Volunteers enter service with expectations for how their time will be used or how the opportunity aligns with their passions. This conversation will allow us to explore how to engage a volunteer’s passions and build connections to lead to long-term volunteer commitment.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/nurture-the-soul-love-of-children-3-part-series-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T140000
DTSTAMP:20260416T153501
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SUMMARY:Politics\, Polarization\, and Prophetic Ministry
DESCRIPTION:As the attention of the world focuses on the 2024 elections\, what will be the role of churches that embody the prophetic tradition of the Christian faith? What will preachers say from the pulpit? How will justice-centered ministries be called to act? These can be difficult questions to answer in the context of church cultures in which there is a fear of political conflict and polarization. In this webinar\, we will address these critical issues and questions with the help of our featured panelists: \n-Dr. Obery Hendricks\, Author of “The Politics of Jesus” and “Christians against Christianity” \n-Rev. Dr. Leah Schade\, Author of “Preaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide” \nEven if you cannot make the webinar at its scheduled time\, still sign-up\, and we will send you a link to a recording of it. \nThis monthly installment of Creation Justice Webinars is co-hosted by the Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt who serves as the Minister of Environmental Justice for the United Church of Christ and the Rev. Michael Malcom who serves as the Executive Director for Alabama Interfaith Power & Light and the People’s Justice Council.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/politics-polarization-and-prophetic-ministry-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T163000
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SUMMARY:Nurture the Soul: Love of Children 3-Part Series
DESCRIPTION:The landscape of children’s and youth ministry has been quickly changing over the last decade and these changes were accelerated with the pandemic and other social justice issues. As a result\, many of us are wondering how to effectively provide services to and ministry with young people. This webinar series is an opportunity to learn more about today’s youth culture\, how we can support them in their faith formation as well as gain some practical skills to equip our leaders to walk alongside of them.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/nurture-the-soul-love-of-children-3-part-series-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T153501
CREATED:20240523T152134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T152134Z
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SUMMARY:Vote for Climate Hope Campaign Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:For the second year\, the United Church of Christ (UCC) is undertaking a nationwide Climate Hope campaign. The first phase of the campaign was an art contest for children and youth. The winning art is now going on Climate Hope Voter Pledge Cards that congregations will collect in the summer and fall. Voter pledges are a proven method for increasing voter turnout\, especially when they are tied to causes about which people care deeply. In this special kickoff event\, learn everything you need to know about registering your congregation and participating in this vitally important campaign. \nEven if one cannot make the event at its scheduled time\, all those who register will receive a link to a recording of it.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/vote-for-climate-hope-campaign-kickoff/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T163000
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SUMMARY:Healing as Freedom\, Freedom as Healing: Lineages of Emancipation toward Wholeness Juneteenth 2024
DESCRIPTION:Racial Justice Ministries and Join the Movement toward Racial Justice invite you to honor and celebrate Juneteenth this year by remembering and discovering the healing practices that sustained freedom in the bones of our ancestors\, before and after emancipation. Through music and prayer\, poetry and art\, reflection\, and ritual\, may we find a medicine bundle\, a libation\, a Brush Harbor and a clearing\, a poultice that teaches us the sound of freedom\, echoing from legacies of healing and singing futures of wholeness. \n“On “Freedom’s Eve\,” or the eve of January 1\, 1863\, the first Watch Night services took place. On that night\, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect. At the stroke of midnight\, prayers were answered as all enslaved people in Confederate States were declared legally free. Union soldiers\, many of whom were black\, marched onto plantations and across cities in the south reading small copies of the Emancipation Proclamation spreading the news of freedom in Confederate States. Only through the Thirteenth Amendment did emancipation end slavery throughout the United States.” \nExplore the rich historical legacy of Juneteenth. Deepen practices of restorative healing. Listen and learn from educators\, organizers\, activists\, and next generation leaders. Remember\, God is still Speaking!
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/healing-as-freedom-freedom-as-healing-lineages-of-emancipation-toward-wholeness-juneteenth-2024/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Join the Movement,Racial Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T140000
DTSTAMP:20260416T153501
CREATED:20240621T132903Z
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SUMMARY:UCC Climate Action Assembly
DESCRIPTION:The next UCC Climate Action Assembly will feature Cora Wynet\, who is the Senior Director of Research at Rewiring America\, the nation’s leading electrification nonprofit\, focused on electrifying our homes and communities. She will help us further the UCC’s commitment to electrifying our churches and the homes of our members. \nEvery two months the UCC Council for Climate Justice hosts a Climate Action Assembly to further collective efforts on three endeavors launched this year: the Freedom from Plastics Campaign\, the Electrification Checklist Initiative\, and the Vote for Climate Hope Campaign. Each of these programs is rooted in recent General Synod resolutions. \nClimate Action Assemblies are open to all members of the UCC.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/ucc-climate-action-assembly/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice,Environmental Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T163000
DTSTAMP:20260416T153501
CREATED:20240612T185629Z
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SUMMARY:Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention in the Pulpit: Building a Meaningful Harm Reduction Justice Sunday Service
DESCRIPTION:In preparation for this year’s Harm Reduction Justice Sunday (HRJS) on August 18th we will explore the UCC’s HRJS Toolkit\, answer questions about the Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Ministries and listen into ways to center the voices and leadership of people with lived and living experience of substance use in our churches throughout the year.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/harm-reduction-and-overdose-prevention-in-the-pulpit-building-a-meaningful-harm-reduction-justice-sunday-service/
LOCATION:Zoom
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